LINGUIS 210 : English Syntax

This course will examine English syntax, focusing on phrase-structure grammar, transformational-generative grammar and its related minimalist program, and cognitive grammar. Students will explore the historical development of each approach to syntax and study the related methods of syntactic analysis. The course will build on syntactic topics covered in Linguistics 100, Introduction to Linguistics. The format will be a seminar, with significant board work. Student assessment will be in the form of quizzes, a mid-term, and a final exam.